Oct
3
2009
abelara
our week in pictures and a video.
Anna turned 9! we went bowling. I broke my mirror. and Rachel hid in between clothes racks. :)
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Sep
19
2009
abelara
We are now officially commissioned as Missionaries and Members of the Religious Missionary Order of Campus Crusade for Christ.
For His Glory,
Abraham & Deborah Lara
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Sep
5
2009
abelara
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Sep
1
2009
abelara
i would probably describe myself as a competitive person. and if you know deb, she’s also competitive. sometimes this is a fun playful thing between us, and other times it’s not always a good thing. but there is one aspect that i hope we can keep things competitive.
have you ever read your Bible with
married eyes? that is, you are soaking in what the scriptures are saying to you concerning your spouse and/or your relationship to them?
in the English Standard Version of Romans 12 the section from verses 9-21 are categorized as “Marks of a True Christian”. but now re-read that through married eyes, focusing in on the second part of verse 10.
“Outdo one another in showing honor.”
the other day i woke up early to go to the store before work to get milk and bread since we were out and because with 6 kids in the house it’s essential to have them. it was towards the end of the month, so we were kinda low on funds, but as i was getting ready deb muttered something about getting her english muffins as well. but then she also added that they weren’t as essential and we could get them next month.
later in the day she thanked me and asked, “why did you get english muffins? i don’t even remember asking you for them.” i mentioned how in her half sleepy state she had asked, but then said they were not needed. but BAM … i had found an opportunity to make her day.
it won’t always cost you $3 to make your spouse happy. sometimes there are free ways, other times it will cost more. at times A LOT more. but can you afford not to?can you just let your marriage drift?
how are you doing, are you looking for opportunities to show your spouse honor? to make their day? to give them more reasons to love you?
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Apr
28
2009
abelara
i’m not sure what words could add to the smile of the birthday girl herself. personally for the past few weeks i’ve just been marveling at how much you’ve grown. you’re body’s getting taller, your thoughts and emotions are maturing. and even though to me you’ll always be my little girl, i think you’re gonna make a great BIG girl. :)
i love you Julia, happy birthday!!
absolutely full of joy…
the center of attention…
and she knows she’s cute!
for more photos from our “spring portrait extravaganza” of our whole family visit our mobileme web gallery.
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Nov
19
2008
abelara
ok, so i just got these pictures from deb a few minutes ago and had to write this quick blog post about it.
the first email simply had the picture below with this subject line: Naomi’s belly button disappeared
and then 5 minutes later i got another email with this picture and the subject line: Then it came back
it also had the text:
I tried to wipe off the dirty line left behind, then it just twisted back into a knot with the dirt still inside.
seriously, isn’t that the strangest thing you’ve ever seen/heard of? and no, these pics aren’t photoshopped in any way.
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Nov
12
2008
abelara
this past tuesday I took the day off to spend a day with the family.
we decided to take family pictures. our last set of family pics we did when deb was still pregnant with the twins, so we decided it was about time we welcomed them to our family portraits.
also the last time we took pics they were more dressed up and looked like they were from a studio (actually it was just a bed sheet hung up in our living room). so this time we decided to go more casual.
we all wore hoodies and headed for a local park. deb’s mom told her about an orchard near her home that had some pretty fall leaves still on them. when we drove by we thought it was the perfect place. so we just pulled over, set up the tripod and clicked away.
here’s one of the pics I took on my iPhone. below you’ll find a link to more pics from our 300+ photoshoot.
flickr set iWeb set
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